We know that around 600 B.C. the Etruscans came to power in Rome. When the Romans defeated the Etruscans, they incorporated many of the Estruscan gods, their alphabet and even the signature Roman toga comes from them. Rome then developed its new form of government, the Republic. Within 250 years, Rome had conquered most of Italy. The Roman Empire was about to change the world forever.
In 27 B.C., Caesar's adopted son, Octavian, was awarded the the title Augustus. His rule began a time known as Pax Romana, and time of relative peace and prosperity in Rome. With his rule, the Roman Empire was born.
Around 70 AD the Romans constructed the famous Colosseum that held 50,000 spectators who watched contests and combats that incuded flooding the arena for mock naval battles.
CURRENT EVENT IN ROME!!
Currently in Rome, Diego Da Velle, founder of a Roman luxury shoe company, has agreed to donate 34 million dollars to help restore the Colosseum. The ancient Colosseum is being increasingly blackened by pollution and recently some chunks of mortar fell off of it. Work on the restoration is expected to start at the end of the year and take two and a half years to finish.
CLICK PICTURE TO VIEW LINK AND READ ABOUT RESTORING THIS GIFT FROM THE ROMAN EMPIRE!!!! Rome: Colosseum. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Web. 15 Feb. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/123476/Colosseum-Rome-AD-70-82>.
We know that around 600 B.C. the Etruscans came to power in Rome. When the Romans defeated the Etruscans, they incorporated many of the Estruscan gods, their alphabet and even the signature Roman toga comes from them. Rome then developed its new form of government, the Republic. Within 250 years, Rome had conquered most of Italy. The Roman Empire was about to change the world forever.
JULIUS CAESAR
Julius Caesar led his men to seize Rome and become the Ruler of Rome in 48 B.C. In 44 B.C. on March 15 (the ides of March), during a meeting of the Senate, he was surrounded by a group of senators who stabbed him to death.
Caesar, Julius. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/15744/Julius-Caesar-Roman-marble-bust-44-BC>.
PAX ROMANA!
In 27 B.C., Caesar's adopted son, Octavian, was awarded the the title Augustus. His rule began a time known as Pax Romana, and time of relative peace and prosperity in Rome. With his rule, the Roman Empire was born.
Augustus, Caesar. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/148074/Caesar-Augustus-marble-statue-20-BCE-in-the-Vatican-Museums>.
THE COLOSSEUM IN ROME
Around 70 AD the Romans constructed the famous Colosseum that held 50,000 spectators who watched contests and combats that incuded flooding the arena for mock naval battles.
CURRENT EVENT IN ROME!!
Currently in Rome, Diego Da Velle, founder of a Roman luxury shoe company, has agreed to donate 34 million dollars to help restore the Colosseum. The ancient Colosseum is being increasingly blackened by pollution and recently some chunks of mortar fell off of it. Work on the restoration is expected to start at the end of the year and take two and a half years to finish.
CLICK PICTURE TO VIEW LINK AND READ ABOUT RESTORING THIS GIFT FROM THE ROMAN EMPIRE!!!!
Rome: Colosseum. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Web. 15 Feb. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/123476/Colosseum-Rome-AD-70-82>.
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